Importance of pacing when Living with a Chronic Illness
Pacing is essential when living with chronic illness. This blog post will help you learn how to find balance in your energy levels and what you do.
Pacing is essential when living with chronic illness. This blog post will help you learn how to find balance in your energy levels and what you do.
The past is a realm of memories, experiences, and lessons that have shaped us into who we are today. However, dwelling on the past can become a hindrance to our personal growth and overall happiness. We forget to live in the here and now. We need to change out thinking and learn to live in …
Time to Talk day. Grab a cup of tea and let’s talk about mental health. Jess Glynne’s words in Thursday inspires me to tackle mental health.
This morning I was running late with Radio 2 playing in my car. Right Said Fred were playing Johnny Cash’s version of Ring of Fire live but unfortunately the lead singer, Fred, forgot the words. Not once but twice! As a listener it didn’t matter to me. However, I did wonder how Fred felt. He …
I worry what people think of me I can’t do that as people may judge me! No-one likes me. What happens if I’m rejected? Sound familiar? These are common statements that I often hear my clients say. Often clients judge themselves on how popular they are or they will spend a lot of time worrying …
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What are panic attacks? Panic attacks are common, occurring in at least five per cent of the population. Many clients come to me who have experienced panic attacks. A common remark is that clients feel their panic attacks are misunderstood and dismissed by other people. Panic attacks are not signs of weakness
Broken resolutions I’m sure we can all think about New Year’s resolutions that we have made and broken. I know that I can think of some! Making new resolutions is often about changing our bad habits or becoming fitter. For example I often hear New Year resolutions of people stopping smoking or drinking
Feelings affect us Positive or negative feelings affect what happen to us. For example, if we are given a birthday present, we feel elated and happy, but if our child breaks our birthday present, we feel angry and upset. In other words, the situation we are in has a direct effect on our feelings. Thoughts …
Back pain can make our lives difficult and restrictive in the everyday things that we do. Back pain is a common condition and affects over a third of the population. It is believed that one in eight people aged between 16 and 64 years old are not at work because of back pain. For many …
Creative ways of dealing with anxiety are different approaches to help ground you, and calm you down. If you are living with feelings of dread and as though you are on edge you are more and likely to be living with anxiety. These symptoms of stress and anxiety may result in you withdrawing from your …